John Adams | Season 1 | Episode 5

Unite or Die

TV-14 | 1 HR 4 MIN

Elected America's first Vice President, Adams is frustrated by his exclusion from President Washington's inner circle and is scolded by Abigail for his vanity.

1.Join or Die

Boston, 1770. In the aftermath of the Boston Massacre, John Adams takes the defense of the accused British soldiers.

2.Independence

Adams wins over skeptical delegates in the charge to declare independence in July of 1776.

3.Don't Tread On Me

1777. A new period of separation from Abigail looms when Adams is appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to France along with Benjamin Franklin.

5.Unite or Die

Elected America's first VP, Adams is frustrated by his exclusion from President Washington's inner circle.

6.Unnecessary War

Abandoned by Jefferson, President Adams holds firm on keeping the nation out of war.

7.Peacefield

In retirement, Adams starts writing his memoirs, then endures a series of tragedies.